Chess Puzzle #4wQhm — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1074 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d4; rook h6; pawns f4/g5. Black: king e7; rook b4; pawns d5/e6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king d4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re4# — rook b4→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, rook endgame. The combination ends with Re4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4k3/4p2R/3p2P1/1r1K1P2/8/8/8 w - - 6 53

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